News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Challenges of ensuring human rights in Ukraine’s detention facilities discussed at OSCE event
Publishing date: 9 November 2016
Civil society activists and officials from Ukraine discussed how to improve the functioning of the National Preventive Mechanisms, a tool to ensure monitoring of places of detention and to prevent the abuse of human rights there, at the 6th East European National Prevention Mechanisms Conference from 8 to 9 November 2016 in Lviv...
OSCE promotes safe management of small arms and light weapons in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 9 November 2016
ASTANA, 9 November 2016 – An OSCE-supported two-day workshop on fighting illicit small arms and light weapons (SALW) began today in Astana, Kazakhstan...
OSCE supports energy efficiency workshops for secondary school teachers in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 9 November 2016
An OSCE-supported training seminar on energy efficiency and energy saving for some 70 secondary school teachers took place on 4 November 2016 in Uralsk, Kazakhstan...
Fundamental freedoms respected in highly competitive US elections, campaign characterized by personal attacks, intolerant rhetoric, international observers say
Publishing date: 8 November 2016
WASHINGTON, 8 November, 2016 – The 8 November general elections in the United States were highly competitive and demonstrated commitment to fundamental freedoms of expression, assembly and association. The presidential campaign was characterized by harsh personal attacks, as well as intolerant rhetoric, particularly by one candidate, international observers from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights and the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly concluded in a preliminary statement released today.
Judges play crucial role in ensuring that rights of trafficked victims are respected and restored stresses OSCE Special Representative
Publishing date: 8 November 2016
Haifa, 8 November 2016- Speaking via video address, OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Madina Jarbussynova, recommended judges at an international seminar in Haifa, Israel, to keep in mind the crucial role they play in ensuring that the rights of trafficked victims are respected and restored.
OSCE begins work with Mongolian law enforcement agencies on designing professional integrity and anti-corruption training programmes
Publishing date: 8 November 2016
ULAANBAATAR, 8 November 2016 – A four-day workshop for Mongolian law enforcement personnel focusing on ways to strengthen professional integrity and tackle corruption started today in Ulaanbaatar...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30, 7 November 2016
Publishing date: 8 November 2016
In Donetsk region the SMM recorded an increase of ceasefire violations compared with 6 November, including the use of multiple-launch-rocket systems. The SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations compared with 6 November in Luhansk region. The Mission observed damage caused by shelling on both sides of the contact line and followed up on reports of civilian casualties in Krasnohorivka. It continued to monitor the disengagement process in Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and Petrivske and was restricted in its movement in all three areas.* The SMM monitored the withdrawal of weapons and observed the presence of weapons in violation on both sides of the contact line. It monitored a border area currently not under government control...